Little Nutbrown Hare loves Big Nutbrown Hare as far as he can reach and as high as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare loves him as far as his long arms can reach and as high as his strong legs can hop. Well then, Little Nutbrown Hare loves Big Nutbrown Hare right up to the moon! That is very far, but it's just halfway to Big Nutbrown Hare's love for Little Nutbrown Hare.
With endearing watercolors by Anita Jeram that capture a deep and tender bond between the characters, Sam McBratney's touching bedtime story seeks to measure the immeasurable: the love between a parent and a child.
I'm one of the people who reads this story and cringes - it is a story about making love into a competition which the child can never win.
There are over a dozen reviewers over at Amazon who also had this reaction to the book - while, as evidenced here, there are many more who love the book.
I'm always surprised that people don't have more empathy for the child in the story - and feel his defeat as he becomes exhausted trying to tell his parent how much he loves them, never to have the sentiment accepted - only outdone.
I honestly can't imagine a way in which this would be a positive story.
Kelly V. (anikasmom) from HANOVER, MD wrote on 5/7/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book is a wonderful book that shows a parents love for their child.
Eren B. (LittleGreenFrog) from ROSWELL, GA wrote on 4/9/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Whenever I read this book to my kids I cried! That last line, "I love you right up to the moon - and back." gets me every time.
Marcia C. (marciamarcia) from STAUNTON, VA wrote on 3/8/2007...
This is a board book. We love this one!! The little bunny says how much he loves his parent and the parent always loves him more. My children loved it.
Nina G. (NinaG) from BELLEVUE, WA wrote on 11/8/2006...
One of the best children's books out there - great story of love and going to bed.
Kate B. from TRYON, NC wrote on 8/10/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
a classic
Wendi P. (rrravenita) from MIAMI, FL wrote on 7/29/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is a strong contender for my very favorite children's book! The story is so sweet, with a wonderful message about the love of a parent for his or her child (and vice versa).
Ashlyn H. (readingfamily) from SAINT PETER, MN wrote on 5/9/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is a hard page book, good for little fingers. Of course, the story is wonderful!
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Lisa B. (lisakitty) from NEW BRAUNFELS, TX wrote on 11/6/2007...
This is a classic story for moms and dads to read to their little ones. I daddy rabbit gets into a "who loves whom the most" contest with his little bunny. It's a contest the daddy bunny is sure to win -- being that he's so much bigger and faster than the little bunny!
Kelly N. wrote on 6/3/2007...
This is a classic story, perfect to read before going to bed. It's about the love between a mother and her child.
Michelle W. (Mich3) from MESA, AZ wrote on 2/7/2007...
This is a small board book.
Bobbie A. (homeschool4me) from BEL AIR, MD wrote on 12/6/2006...